She reproduces the inhabitants of her village in crochet. He real hand-made sculptures, of real size. To make them is Liisa Hietane, Finnish artist who exploiting the potential of knitting and crochet has given life to these original creations
She reproduces the inhabitants of her village in crochet. He real hand-made sculptures, of real size. To make them is Liisa Hietane, a Finnish artist who, exploiting the potential of knitting and crochet, has given life to these original creations.
These are people belonging to real life, acquaintances, neighbors with attention to the smallest detail, with their clothes and accessories. Space also for furnishing elements and other household items.
Liisa began making crochet works in art school, although her first work was "Pirkko", a sculpture depicting her first grade teacher, an elderly lady who inspired Lisa because
"The technique suited the character perfectly," he says.
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However, Hietanen's work begins by depicting people from his village, Hämeenkyrö, in Finland. She asks them to pose. “We meet and create the pose,” Hietanen told MNN.
Hietanen works mainly on photographs. However, when he starts working on his face and hands, he meets the model again, even for coffee. On that occasion he tries to learn more about the personality and state of mind of the person depicted.
Not only a simple physical reproduction but also the desire to make his sculptures human, letting the true character of the counterparts in flesh and blood be revealed.
“I make sculptures with crochet and knitting, the technique has become a way of thinking, it is continuous and present and allows a portrait to slowly find its own character. I am currently working on a series called Kyläläiset (Villagers), which consists of portraits of my fellow villagers from Hämeenkyrö. I study the essence of familiarity and shared experiences, I meet the same people on the street every day and our common world is the size of a small village, ”she explains.
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Liisa Hietanen was born in Lohja, Finland in 1981. She graduated from Lahti University of Applied Sciences in 2007 and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Tampere in 2012. She currently lives and works in Hämeenkyrö, Finland.
Francesca Mancuso
Photo: Liisa Hietanen
